| "A warm, tender, and incisive portrait of an unheralded mover in this century's struggle for the rights of African Americans, women, local people, and especially the young." — Marian Wright Edelman President, The Children's Defense Fund "Pathbreaking. By illuminating the little-known story of how profoundly Ella Baker influenced the most radical activists of the era, Grant's graceful portrayal reveals Miss Baker's transformative impact on recent history." — Kathleen Cleaver
"Definitive biography of Ella Baker. Those who knew Miss Baker will be grateful to find her walking again through these pages, hat and heart firmly in place. Those who did not will be surprised to discover how crucial she was to U.S. history." — Gloria Steinem "An affectionate, informal, and perceptive biography of one of the leading civil rights figures of this century . . . whose indefatigable work with the NAACP, SCLC, and SNCC on behalf of the cause of social justice should never be forgotten." — Arnold Rampersad Program in African American Studies Princeton University and author of Jackie Robinson "Lyrically written and inspiring . . . a powerful, vivid, exciting triumph." — Blanche Wiesen Cook author of Eleanor Roosevelt "A wonderful long life story." — Pete Seeger "Plaudits for its empathy, insightfulness, and gendered narration of an astonishingly neglected life that was pivotal in the pursuit of American justice and humanity." — David Levering Lewis Pulitzer Prize-winning author of W. E. B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race and King: A Biography < |
